BAB 44 Wehretal Bridge (Germany)

Project information

Project infromation mageba scope Highlights & facts As one of the last significant west-east mageba supplied spherical bearings as well connections in northern Hesse, the BAB 44 as modular expansion joints, equipped mageba products: has been built from Kassel to the east in with noise reducing sinus plates. Type: TENSA®MODULAR LR-LS expansion joints order to provide a direct connection from To connect the bridge sections, mageba the Ruhr region to Dresden. RESTON®SPHERICAL installed TENSA®MODULAR LR4-LS, LR7- bearings The motorway runs through a topographi- LS and LR8-LS expansion joints with maxi- Installation: 2017–2019 cally challenging terrain therefore during mum longitudinal movements of up to 740 its construction a large number of tunnels mm. Structure: and valley bridges were required. Country: Germany In addition, 53 RESTON®SPHERICAL spheri- City: Wehretal The Wehretal Bridge is one of the largest cal bearings were also supplied with a Type: Reinforced concrete and most demanding bridge structures of maximum vertical load capacity of 17,500 bridge with two separate the section under construction. kN. superstructures Completed: 2020 The bridge consists of two separate super- Main span: 67.5 m structures and connects the Trimmberg Length: 668.6 m Tunnel with the Spitzenberg Tunnel. Completion: 2016 Owner: Bundesrepublick Deutschland Contractor: Züblin Hoch- und Brückenbau Engineer: Kinkel und Partner

The bridge is located in northeastern Hesse, A TENSA®MODULAR Type LR8-LS100 expansion Germany joint during installation RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings installed